Most terrifying night for woman in Libya

Press, 24 April 1986, Page 35

Most terrifying night for woman in Libya

PA Wellington The American air strike on Libya was Mrs Jan Malmborg’s most terrifying night of her life, the New Zealander told her mother, Mrs June Oakley, in a telephone call at the week-end. Mrs Oakley, . Kapiti’s former Mayor, has said she had received a call from her husband and daughter, who were together in Benghazi, Libya, and safe. Mr Oakley is a com-

mercial pilot for Libyan Arab Airlines, and Jan Malmborg is married to the shipping manager of a Swedish construction company in Benghazi. Mrs Oakley said their telephone time was restricted and they could not go into detail, but they had said they were all right. “My daughter said it was the most terrifying night of her life. The house shook, and she could see what was going

on in the distance,” she said. Mr Oakley and Mrs Malmborg had spent much of the last week together, and they said life appeared to be returning to normal in Libya. Mrs Malmborg and her husband are expected home in May when their contract finishes. Whether Mr Oakley, who is also employed on a contract, stays in Libya depends on the political situation.